Push-button faucet



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A. C. VAN HOUSE PUSH BUTTONTAUCET Filed Aug. l, 1921 FIG. 1 y F1612lNVENTOR Patented Aug. 28, 1928.

UNITED. STATES PATENT oFFicE.

ALANSON CLARK VAN HOUSE, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

PUSH-BUTTON FAUCET.

Application le August 1, 1921. Serial No. 489,013.

i end ot the bore of the tubular valve body 8.

The push button 1 is provided with a stop pin 2 adapted to slide into aslot 3 in the valve body 8 which slot coaoting with the pin prevents thepush button from rotating relative to the valve body;

Abutting the partition in the bore of the valve body or casting whichforms the end of the recess in which the push button`1 is mounted is apacking ring 11 and a spring 12 is provided between the packing ring 11and the push button 1`l through which spring extends a valve guide 4connected at one end to the push button 1 by means of threads orotherwise and' having a valve member T threaded on its opposite endwhich yvalve member is held on the valve guide bymeans of a nut 5 and awasher 6. The `inner end ot the valve member has a convex face 15 whichis adapted to abut a concave valve seat 14 on the valve body 8. q

A nut 9 may be provided whereby the valve body'S is fastenedto acontaining vessel, not shown.

A hexagon 1() is formed intermediate the ends ofthe valve body 8 andintegral therewith so that the valve body shall not be deformed Vwhenplacing the same in the containing vessel and also serves as a means forstrengthening the body portion of the same. f

l/Vhen an impressed force greater than the pressure exerted by springl12 is applied to the pushy button 1, the valve member 7 will be movedoutwardly from the valve seat 14: thereby allowing a fluid, eitherliquid or gaseous, to flow between the valve seat 1-1 50 and valve face15, ,between the valve guide 4f and the valve body 8 and out of the'nozzle 13. As soon as the pressure on the push V,button is relieved thespring 12 will force the push button and the valve guide to the 5' rightthereby closing the valve 7 by bringing the valve seat 14 and valve face15 together.

Vhile I have specifically described one form or" my invention it isobvious that many changes may be made therein withoutdepart-ing from thespirit thereof. I therefore do not limit myself to the speciic formshownherein except as lI may limit myself Y by thel annexed claim.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to have protectedby Letters Patent is: Y

A deviceot the type described comprising a tubular-shaped casting, apartition'dis- VVposed in the bore of said casting and having l a guideopening therein, a valve guide disposed in said bore and vbeing slidablyrefV ceived in said opening, a push 'button adapted to be slidablyreceived in said bore,

to be guided. thereby, and being threaded onto saidvalvel `guide, aspring disposed between said partition and said button, said castinghaving a slot therein, a stop pin carried by said push button adapted toenf gage in said slot for limiting the movement of said valve guide andfor preventing rotation of said guide with respectto said castl ing,said casting having an outlet pipe and having an inlet opening, and aconcave seat surounding said opening, a valve secured to 95 said valveguide and having` a convex poi'- tionl adapted to be received in theconcave seat of said casting, said valve being entirely exposed, andmeans for securing said valve to said valve guide.

A. c. VAN' HOUSE.

